UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne

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UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne.
Information
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 19, 2017 (2017-02-19)
Venue Scotiabank Centre
City Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Attendance8,123 [1]
Total gate$575,832 [1]
Event chronology
UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne (also known as UFC Fight Night 105) was a mixed martial arts event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on February 19, 2017, at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. [2]

Contents

Background

The event was the second that the promotion hosted in Nova Scotia, and the first since UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine in October 2014. [2]

A heavyweight bout between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos and longtime divisional contender Stefan Struve was originally expected to headline the event. The pairing met once before in February 2009 at UFC 95, where Dos Santos defeated Struve (who was making his UFC debut) via TKO in the first round. [3] [4] However, on January 12, Struve pulled out due to a shoulder injury. [5] Despite having over six weeks before the event, promotion officials elected to remove Dos Santos. [6]

Nearly two weeks later, it was announced that the new headliner would be a heavyweight matchup between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne. The bout was scheduled to take place at UFC 208, but was moved a week later to headline this event. [7]

Álvaro Herrera was expected to face Alessandro Ricci at the event. However, Herrera pulled out of the fight in mid-January citing injury and was replaced by Paul Felder. [8]

Former UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship challenger Liz Carmouche was expected to face 2004 Olympic silver medalist in wrestling and fellow title challenger Sara McMann at the event, but pulled out on February 2. She was replaced by promotional newcomer Gina Mazany. [9]

Michel Quiñones was expected to face Alexander Volkanovski at the event, but Volkanovski announced on February 13 that the bout was scrapped due to Quiñones being injured and no replacement being found. [10]

At the weigh-ins, Mazany came in at 139.5 lb, 3.5 lb over the women's bantamweight limit of 136 lb. As a result, she was fined 20% of her purse, which went to McMann and the bout proceeded as scheduled at catchweight. [11]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight Derrick Lewis def. Travis Browne KO (punches)23:12
Middleweight Johny Hendricks def. Héctor Lombard Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)35:00
Featherweight Gavin Tucker def. Sam Sicilia Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)35:00
Middleweight Elias Theodorou def. Cezar Ferreira Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Catchweight (139.5 lb) Sara McMann def. Gina Mazany Submission (arm-triangle choke)11:14
Lightweight Paul Felder def.Alessandro RicciTKO (elbow and punches)14:44
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Nordine Taleb Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Women's Strawweight Randa Markos def. Carla Esparza Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi def.Reginaldo VieiraDecision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)35:00
Middleweight Thiago Santos def. Jack Marshman TKO (spinning heel kick and punches)22:21
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Middleweight Gerald Meerschaert def. Ryan Janes Submission (armbar)11:34

    [12]

    Bonus awards

    The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [13]

    See also

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